Professional:
Madeline just recently joining the prevention arena as one of the newest editions to the prevention specialist team. She joined the Southwest Prevention team as an AmeriCorps VISTA working on preventing opioid misuse and abuse, primarily in Beaver County. Madeline graduated Summa cum laude from Southern Utah University with her Bachelors of Science in Human Nutrition with minors in Chemistry and Sociology. During her time at SUU, she was both an intern for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department in their Health Promotions Department, as well as the Tobacco-Free Campus intern with the SUU Health and Wellness Center. As an undergraduate, Madeline wrote her Honors Thesis on the relationship between university smoking policies and social justice.
Madeline just recently joining the prevention arena as one of the newest editions to the prevention specialist team. She joined the Southwest Prevention team as an AmeriCorps VISTA working on preventing opioid misuse and abuse, primarily in Beaver County. Madeline graduated Summa cum laude from Southern Utah University with her Bachelors of Science in Human Nutrition with minors in Chemistry and Sociology. During her time at SUU, she was both an intern for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department in their Health Promotions Department, as well as the Tobacco-Free Campus intern with the SUU Health and Wellness Center. As an undergraduate, Madeline wrote her Honors Thesis on the relationship between university smoking policies and social justice.
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Personal:
Hello :) My name is Madeline, but everyone calls me Maddy. I was born and raised in northern Utah, but now call southern Utah home. When I’m not doing prevention work (which never actually happens because prevention work happens everywhere and all of the time), I am spending as much time as possible with my soon-to-be husband, Alex, and our furry babies: Louie (a Victorian Bulldog), Kora (our rescue Beagle/Pitbull mix), and Poca (our cat that adopted us). Family is a core part of who I am. I am a proud middle child, with both an older and a younger sister, as well as an aunt to two beautiful little humans. To the other most important people in my life I am a: daughter, granddaughter, cousin, niece, cuñada, and nuera. As evidenced by the ending of the last sentence, I am actively learning Spanish – which is arguably one of the most difficult things I’ve ever asked my brain to do. I am a very driven and passionate person. I love facts, intelligent conversations, and puns... I really love puns. I am a huge proponent of equity, specifically health equity. I believe that everyone deserves the chance to live their healthiest life – and I intend to help as many people do that as I possibly can.
Hello :) My name is Madeline, but everyone calls me Maddy. I was born and raised in northern Utah, but now call southern Utah home. When I’m not doing prevention work (which never actually happens because prevention work happens everywhere and all of the time), I am spending as much time as possible with my soon-to-be husband, Alex, and our furry babies: Louie (a Victorian Bulldog), Kora (our rescue Beagle/Pitbull mix), and Poca (our cat that adopted us). Family is a core part of who I am. I am a proud middle child, with both an older and a younger sister, as well as an aunt to two beautiful little humans. To the other most important people in my life I am a: daughter, granddaughter, cousin, niece, cuñada, and nuera. As evidenced by the ending of the last sentence, I am actively learning Spanish – which is arguably one of the most difficult things I’ve ever asked my brain to do. I am a very driven and passionate person. I love facts, intelligent conversations, and puns... I really love puns. I am a huge proponent of equity, specifically health equity. I believe that everyone deserves the chance to live their healthiest life – and I intend to help as many people do that as I possibly can.
Why I chose prevention:
Prevention makes sense to me. My whole life, I was supposed to be all sorts of things, according to myself and to other people. But then when I got to where I was supposed to be, and was actively doing that type of work, it just didn’t feel right. Sitting in my first SAPST (substance abuse prevention specialist training), my whole life literally made sense. All of the experiences I’ve had, all of the things I’ve learned... a job in prevention makes it possible for me to use all of my skills every day – inside and outside of the workplace. I chose prevention, and will continue to choose prevention, because it works... at least when you do it the way Southwest Prevention does. I believe that evidenced-based, strategic prevention has the power to solve many of the major sociological problems of the world. It might partially be the infectious team that makes up Southwest Prevention, but I tell people that I caught the bug. I literally cannot even watch a Netflix series like a normal person anymore because working in prevention just changes the way you view the world. Having the power of prevention in my pocket helps me maintain my faith that there is always a hope for a brighter future, as long as you’re willing to put in the work.
Prevention makes sense to me. My whole life, I was supposed to be all sorts of things, according to myself and to other people. But then when I got to where I was supposed to be, and was actively doing that type of work, it just didn’t feel right. Sitting in my first SAPST (substance abuse prevention specialist training), my whole life literally made sense. All of the experiences I’ve had, all of the things I’ve learned... a job in prevention makes it possible for me to use all of my skills every day – inside and outside of the workplace. I chose prevention, and will continue to choose prevention, because it works... at least when you do it the way Southwest Prevention does. I believe that evidenced-based, strategic prevention has the power to solve many of the major sociological problems of the world. It might partially be the infectious team that makes up Southwest Prevention, but I tell people that I caught the bug. I literally cannot even watch a Netflix series like a normal person anymore because working in prevention just changes the way you view the world. Having the power of prevention in my pocket helps me maintain my faith that there is always a hope for a brighter future, as long as you’re willing to put in the work.
